Albert de parade



A. DE PARADE.

BROOM MOISTENER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.2I, I918.

Patented N W. 25, 1919.

ALBERT 1m reason, or connnrn, oK AHoMA.

, BROOM-MOISTENER.

To all whom it may concern:

'moistenerr Be it known that I, ALBERT DE PARADE, acitizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Cordell, in the county of Washita and State of Oklahoma, have invented new and useful Improvements in Broom-Moisteners, of which the followingisa specification.

This invention relates to moistening. or dampening devices for brooms, and its purpose is to provide readily attachable means for the ordinary fiber broom which will: deliver,during' the act of sweeping,- a moisten ing or dampening fluid to the active or sweeping fibers of the broomin order to lay and collectthe dust ordinarily raised during sweeping.

-The result in-view is accomplished by means of a fluid container adapted to-be hung ormounted upon the broom and preferably nested within the fibers thereof, the said container being provided with drip opening-s and a feeding channel which will deliver the fluid to such openings, means being provided to insure the proper ejection of the "fluid and distribution thereof tothe broom fibers. V

In order that the invention may be under stood by those skilled in the art,- I have illustrated herein one embodiment of the same, but it will be understood that-the disclosure is purely illustrative'and in no sense restrictive of the'invention, as it may bevarie'd mechanically within a considerable range without departing from the spirit of the" invention. I

In the accompanyingdrawingr- Figure 1 is a view inside elevation of a moistener' made in accordance with my in vention, the broom being shown in dotted lines. a I Fig. 2 is a view in end elevation of the Fig; 3' is asectional view, vertically, through the-moisteneron a slightly enlarged scale Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views of the device, the'di'stributer being removed for cle'arness of" illustration. 7 7 I Referring to the drawings by numbers, like numbers indicating like parts in the several views, IOindicatesa broom of any ordin-ary'or desired construction, theone shown being of the ordinary broom corn fiber-type havingthe free sweeping ends and the stitched together and bunched ends WhlGh Specification 'of Letters Patent. Pateniied NOV; 25, 1919. Application filed September 21,1918. Serial No. 2 55,017

form the head of the broom and are secured to the handle in the usual manner.

Nested within the free ends of the broom fibers, as herein disclosed, is the fluid container 11, which is preferably of substantially elliptical shape in cross section as here shown and of such a. length that it may be conveniently located within the broom, as shown, the said container 11 having attached to the ears l2.the-hangers 13-, preferably formed, as shown,*of wire and provided at their upper ends with hooks 14 adapted to engage a row of stitching 15 so as to suspend the container 11 within the broom in the manner shown, and while I preferably nest the device within the broom fiber, it will be understood that it can, iii-desired, be located and hungon the outside of the broom. 1

The container 11 is provided with a filling aperture or nozzle closed by a suitable airtight capl6, this nozzle-being preferably at the lower corner of the container 11 so that the broom may-be turned with thefibers upward, the fibers parted so as to give access to the container, and the cap removed for convenient filling of-tlie container IE1. The bottom of thecontainer 11 is provided with one ormore apertures 17 through which the -moistening fluid, whether it be water or oil,

may drip, and these drip openings communicate with a relatively narrow compartment '18 at one side off-the contalner- 11, the compartment 18 being formed by a partition 19, which extendsfrom the bottom of the container 1 1 to a point near the top thereof, its ends being secured to theend walls of the container 11 so as to divide'said container into a main fluid-containing compartment 'and a smaller fluid-feeding compartment The purpose of dividing the main and supplemental compartments is to insure a proper feed from the compartment 18 to the drip openings 17, and avoid the likelihood of a flooding of the broom-fibersby an excessive feed of fluid as would bethe' case if the drip openings 17 communicated directly with the main compartment;- "The fluid feeds from'the-main compartment into the feed ing compartment 18 by reasonof the dashing of the fluid up the curved wall of the container and over the top of the partition I9, so that a constant supply of fluid, sufficient for feeding the'br'oom fibers, is insured in the small compartment. 1 In order that the fluid, may be forced through the drip openings 17 from the air tight container, I rely on the bending action of the broom fibers in compressing theside walls of the container during "use of the shown in Fig. 4:, with compressing rods 20 which are secured in any suitable 'manner,

asjby the'clips 21, with their ends preferably projecting slightly away from, the wallsso that as the broom is bent in use suflicient pressure willbe exerted .tozexpel, by reason of buckling of the side walls, the fluid through the drip openings 17 In Fig. 5, I

. have shown a construction inwhichthe com- "tributed, I provide below the container 11 a distributor 23 which isfshown in the present instance as made of sponge, although it is obvious that any fibrous or felted material "could be used, the distributor 7,23 extending lengthwise beneath the bottom of thecontainer Hand in close contact; therewith so as r to receive the fluid fed through the openings 17. The wsaid distributor 23 is supported upon a shelf 24, which. shelf is preferably adjustably and tiltingly mounted upon a rod 25, which passes centrally beneath, the

shelf 24, traversing struck-out clips 26 .in

the shelf 24 soas to form a support therefor, the said rod 25 beingpivotally mounted at oneend in an ear 27 depending from the container 11, and vat its other end being pivotally mounted in a screweye .28 passing through an ear 29 secured to the container, .andhav-ing awinged adjusting nut threaded on its upper end so that the shelf24 may be raised and lowered to vary its clamping action upon-the distributer 23. The edges of the shelf 24: are preferably turned outwardlyand downwardly, as shown, so that as the broom is used and the fibers are forced 7 against the edge of the shelf it will tilt and squeeze the sponge alternately on'opposite edges thereof, forcing the fluid from the distributor 23 out into the fibers of the broom ,down which the fluid 1 will trickle so as to keep them in properly moistened condition.

ings when the broom is in use, and that by gmeans ofvthe distributor mounted in the the drip openings will be automatically broom.

fo d out wh n the r m d in u e liveredto the fibers on each side of the broom, thus insuring a regular and steady supply while the broom is in use. broom, the side walls being provided, as

It will be understoodthat such mechanical variations as expediency may suggest from what is here shown may be made and still be'within the range of my invention, and I do not, therefore, limit myself to the details to receive fluid from said opening, and means to compress said distributor and discharge fluid therefrom-to the broom fibers; and

'2. Ina device ofthe classdescribed, the

of the class described,- the v hooks 'to suspend the 1 container within the 5 combination of ascontainerhaving discharge opening, a distributer to receivefluid from said openingand movable meansjin' r the path of movement of, .and ,aotuated'by the bending of, the broom'fiberstodischarge fluid from said distributor to the broom fibers,and detachablehooksto suspend said I s i container within the broom fibers. ',3.Ina device of theclaLss described, the comb nation of a container having a ldischarge opening, a distributer ,of compressible and absorbent material to ,receiveffiuid from said wdlscharge openings, and removable means actuated by; the bending of the 5 "broom fibersto squeeze the fluid f-rom'said distributor and discharge it tosaid broom fibers. 1

7 4. In a deviceof the class described, the

combination of a container having a dis- 7 charge open1ng,-a compressible andabsorbent distributer to receive fluid 'from said ing action of the broom fibers-to squeeze said distributer and discharge fluid there from to thebroom fibers. i

5. In a device of the class ',describe d,the

discharge opening, anda supporting shelf for said distributor movable under the'bendcombination of a containerhavingfia discharge opening, a compressible and absorbent distributor to receive fluid from, said said container movable under the: bending t action'of the broom fibers to compress said distrlbuter and discharge fluid 1 therefrom to the broom fibers.

6. In a device of theclass 'described,a

container having discharge openings, a coms 7 .tiltable in oppositedirections underthe bending action of the broomfibe'rs to squeeze opposite portions of said' distributor and discharge the fluid therefrom to-the-Ibroom.

fibers. Y

1'15 opening, and a, t lting supporting shelf vfor r i 7. In a device of the class described, the combination of a container adapted to be nested in a broom and having yielding sides and discharge openings, a distributer to receive fluid from said openings and discharge it to the broom fibers, and a relativelv rigid compressing member to receive the action of the broom fibers and compress said yielding sides to discharge fluid to said distributer.

'8. In a device of the class described, the combination of a container adapted to be nested in a broom and having yielding sides and discharge openings, a distributer to re ceive fluid from said openings and discharge it to the broom fibers, and a relatively rigid rod secured to the side of the container to receive the action of the broom fibers and compress said yielding sides to discharge fluid to said distributer.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination of a container having a main fluid compartment and a fluid feeding compartment separated by an open-topped partition, said feeding compartment having discharge openings, a distributer to receive fluid from said openings, and adjustable means for clamping said distributer in place.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses,

ALBERT .DE PARADE.

Witnesses i C. E. CoLoLAsURn, P. T. BOYD. 

